Show girl!

SKETCHABILITIES # SKETCH 82

Well its time for another sketch at Sketchabilities you can go to www.sketchabilities.blogspot.com to enter this months sketch, below is the sketch look forward to seeing your interpretation.

 

Here is my take on the sketch I used heidi swapp 12x12 cardstock resist with Heidi's colour shine mists just love these, I used some Prima patterned papers, my little bicycle transparency some lovely Prima and Green tara flowers, a prima mask with Gesso, say it with crystal pearls and some thickers and rubon's, the photo's are of my youngest Holly at her dance concert recently it was her first year at dancing and yes she was a real show girl absolutley loved performing it was so much fun to watch. Well thanks for looking cheers!

 

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Some Kaisercraft scrapping!

Here is some more scrapbooking I did for kaisercraft back in October, now its released I can share with you. I used the Botanical odyssey range here below this one of did a BTP

 

 And 2 layouts below in the same range of papers
 

 

Here is class Act 2 great for those school and kinda photo's

And last of all Marigold range

 

cheers thanks for looking!

 

All I want for Christmas

SKETCHABILITIES SKETCH CHALLENGE #81

Well its the 15th and time for another sketch challenge here at Sketchabilities with a new DT, and I am so lucky to have got a second term. I just adore Karans Sketches so pop on over to www.sketchabilities.blogspot.com and check out the new Dt's and have a go at the current sketch challenge its a ripper of a sketch I really loved working on this one so here is my take on the sketch.

For this layout I used the MMe Merry and Bright Christmas range, crafters worshop snowy tree's stencil, lots of Gesso some dusty attic christmas tree's which I covered in paper and then added gesso to make them look snowy. I used some bling flourishes and embossed the title added some prima flowers and used the new tim holtz snowflake die and lots of distressing, thanks for looking cheers!

And here is karans sketch #81 look forward to seeing your creations!

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Some chrissy scrapping

Well have had some fun playing with some of the new October Afternoon ranges Make it Merry and Farm girl, these ranges are so super cute and fun to work with so many wonderful things in this range to put on your pages.

 Close up of centre embellies

 

And the Farm girl Range

 

Was also having a bit of a play with the Heidi swapp resist 12x12 love these and heidi's color shine mists I totally adore these just love all the colours.

 

Cheers thanks for looking!



Santa's good list

DECEMBER CHALLENGE FOR SUYS!

Omg can you believe its nearly christmas! where has the year gone, well I say to fast but time to get into the swing of christmas, and we have a challenge over at www.showusyourstuff.blogspot.com.au to do a christmas layout using non traditional colours. So here is my take on the challenge, I used the new mint twist from Kaisercraft some masking and paint and some elements.

Some Chandon Craft Scrapping

Here are some recent layouts I have done for Chandon Craft using some of the new ranges there you can check them out at www.chandoncraft.com.au for all the latest ranges you can buy instore or online cheers.
This is the new range from Kaisercraft Secret admirer totally adore this range of papers.


Mme Lost and Found


MMe lost and found

 you can get all this range of papers at Chandon Craft so pop on over to the website and have a look cheers!

Kaiser layouts

Just sharing some more layouts I did for Kaisercraft recently, well I have'nt  had time to put up any challenges apart from DT's so thought I would put these up now the ranges are released cheers!

 

Loved this range new Tropicana just love it!

 

 

And the new Forget me Knot range also

 

 

Thanks for looking Cheers!



Explore your world

SKETCH 80# FOR SKETCHABILITIES

Well its time for another sketch here at Sketchabilities, my how the year has just flown by and fast approaching Christmas. So here is the sketch below you can enter this at www.sketchabilities.blogspot.com love to see your creations.

So here is my take on this sketch I used MME background paper these have been my fav's this year
I also used Heidi Swapp no limits paper collection and some handmade goodies. The pics are of my eldest Dylan we are lucky to have the You Yangs national park at our doorstep and often head up there for walks and the kids love to explore and climb the massive boulders up there well thats for me cheers look forward to seeing you over at Sketchabilities blog!

Kaiser Scrapping

Just sharing some layouts I did for Kaiser recently with the new Secret Admirer range and the Forget Me Knot range now its released I can share cheers!

Little Dancer

Sketch #79 for Sketchabilities Challenge

Well its time for another Sketch at www.sketchabilities.blogspot.com another one of Karan's beautiful sketches, So pop on over to the site check out all the DT'S for inspiration and would love to see all your creations too!

And here is my take on the Sketch

For this layout I used Cashmere Dame papers, washi tapes, kaisercraft flowers, heidi swapp alpha's, flourish with bling, echo park, glitz what knot's and inks. I took these photo's of my daughter Alannah at her dance rehearsal they had to have full hair and makeup done, she looked so pretty how could I resist not to scrap this, boy can't wait for the professional photo's to come back cheers thanks for looking see you over at the sketchabilities blog.

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DT Announcement

Sketchabilities has a new DT check out the sketchabilities blog for new DT reveal coming soon. www.sketchabilities.blogspot.com

Please give a warm welcome to our New Design Team who will be inspiring you for the next three months beginning Dec 15th!

Karolina Wu- POLAND

Sandra Jahn - AUSTRIA

Michelle Wedertz-USA

Marcia Dehn-Nix-USA

Linda Iswariah UNITED KINGDOM

Catherine Brancieq-REUNION ISLAND

Kátia Cristina- BRAZIL

Tomoko Kimura, JAPAN

Sandra McKelvey -CANADA

Caroli Schulz , CHILE

Jennifer Haggerty-USA

Elisabeth Bottoms, AUSTRIA

Kaoru Kyomoto, JAPAN

Leanne Nankervis-AUSTRAILIA -returning

Anja Akkermann-GERMANY-returning

Please give our new Designers a warm welcome, drop on by their blogs and check out their work!

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Altered Cage Bird Song

Well here is a project I completed over the last week, I used the Graphic 45 Bird song Paper. I made a mini album to hang in the centre of the cage, and decorated the cage with flowers and a garden on the base of the cage, a little bit of fun to create something different and a little decoration for the scrap room cheers!

 

Below the Outside of the cage decorated

A Nutcracker christmas

Finsihed my chritmas project a little decoration for the house for Christmas using Graphic 45's Christmas nutcracker paper range. I so loved this range definatly one of my favourites for this year and will add a nice touch of christmas to my house cheers!

I tawt I saw a pussy cat!

November Challenge SUYS! Yellow and Washi tape.

Well can you believe we are into November already and over at www.showusyourstuff.blogspot.com.au we have a great challenge for you to enter the colour yellow and Washi tape. Below is my layout I used Bo-Bunny papers, MME The Sweetest Thing papers, Wow Chipboard, Prima, Jillybean Alphas, Kaiser flowers, Manor house, twine, Mr heuy's mists and my handmade items are a Charms page runner and Lollipop and Purple Pumpkin button and flower.
I had this Picture from Alannah and Holly and my niece Amber taken at Movie World when we were up there recently on holidays, taken the sweet Tweety Bird!

Hide and Seek Play!

Sketch #78 for Sketchabilities

Well its time for another sketch over at www.sketchabilities.blogspot.com and Karan has another wonderful sketch for you to create your magic! here is my take on the sketch I used the lovely MME Sweetest thing paper collection. I really loved this sketch was such a fun one to play with, used some punches, lovely flowers such as Prima, Manor house, Green Tara and some handmade a Lil Somethin also along with a few Kaisercraft flowers. Dusty attic chippy frame which I painted in Gesso, a lovely Purple Pumpkin button, some washi tape, decorative brads, embellies and twine and to finish some dylusions spray and some american crafts thickers, thanks for looking and make sure you pop over to the blog to enter this great sketch challenge cheers!

My take on the Sketch

And here is Karan's Sketch below

 

 

Look forward to seeing your creation cheers!

And this months sponsor is Scrap That! check out the sketchabilities blog for details and Scrap thats DT samples.

 



Some more Weekend Scrapping!

Well some more weekend scrapping using the lovely Dear Lizzy range that Chandon Craft gave me to do some layout's in here is what I created for them! I love this paper range so gorgeous, you can find this range at www.chandoncraft.com.au

This lo is of Alannah they had dress up for Melbourne cup last year at school!

This is Holly took some happy snaps at Point Lonsdale playground a few weeks ago playing hide and seek with her sister and brother!

Cake Yummo!

October Challenge for Scrap the Girls
A puzzle challenge

• flowers
• two different type of alphas
• more than one photo
• staples

I really like this challenge did some misting and stenciling and of course lots of layering, flowers, 2 photos of Holly on her birthday, different alpha titles on words and title and staples on the end of my punched borders, thanks for looking.

Weekend Scrapping for Chandon Craft

Some weekend scrapping for Chandon Craft with the lovely new October Afternoon Midway papers. Julie gave me some of these papers to have a play with for shop display I so love them such bright colours and funky! you can check them out online at www.chandoncraft.com.au for this latest range and all the embellies that go with them, why not take a look!

The Walking Dead!

My Sketch Challenge for this Month at Chandon Craft! Why not pop over to www.chandoncraft.com.au upload your challenge in the gallery, a $40.00 Voucher is up for grabs for the winner to spend in store or online. What a great incentive to have a go at this months challenge would love to see your creations too!
I used MMe Lost and Found Holloween papers for this layout some dusty attic, scrap fx, kaisercraft and a lovely Charms lollipop and some Alpha's. I got these cool photo's at the Haunted House in Surfers Paradise a little while ago, got my Hubby and holly to sit in the chair in front of these Zombies and of course they had to pull the silly faces lol! reminds me of my favourite show at the moment on foxtel the Walking Dead yeah Zombies of course! thanks for looking cheers.

Photo Shoot!

October Challenge for OUAS- Quote Life is like a camera just focus on whats important and capture the good time, develop from the negatives and if things don't work out just take another shot!

Well its so nice to be back entering OUAS challenge I have been so busy the last 2 months with DTS and some Kaiserwork which I can't show yet! that I haven't had time to do many challenges or have just ran out of time. So I had this photo of my best friend Jenny who I caught up with on my holidays in QLD recently, we had a couple of days together catching up and having a little photo shoots. We only get to see one another every 2-3 years and we both love our camera's so we had some fun taking lots of pics of each other and family's etc lots and lots of photo's to treasure and memories to keep, lots of photo's to use for future scrapping Lol! I used Bo-bunny papers, prima and Petaloo flowers, Kaiser rub-ons and Alpha's, craftersworkshop template and Gesso, thanks for looking cheers!

 

 My hidden journalling quote is behind my tag!

 

SMILE

SKETCHABILITIES SKETCH #77
Well its time for another one of Karan's wonderful sketches so why not pop over to www.sketchabilities.blogspot.com look forward to seeing your creations!

Here is my take on the sketch I used some gesso to cover the busy paper, and one of Dyan Revearley border masks some paint and glimmermist. I used October Afternoon Woodland Park paper and elements, some prima, Green Tara, Dusty Attic and some odds and ends embellies. We had a day outing in the school holidays up at the play space and took a stroll into the Botanic Gardens, we we got some lovely snaps with Mum and the Kids a great day out and a lovely spring day to!

 

Thanks for looking cheers!

DT Call Sketchabilities

New DT Call for Sketchabilities

Design Team Call
Sketchabilities is on the search for new Design Team members for our next term.
Submissions will be taken until: Nov 10th
New Design Tean will be posted on or about- Nov 12th
New Reveal: December 15th

Please include in your application:
- Name, address, email address,--(please use your real name, not your online nick name)
- link to your blog and online gallery
- List of Current Design Teams

Please Send us:
-3 of your recent layouts to showcase your scrapbook style
-At least 1 Layout using a Sketchabilities Sketch and please, indicate the Sketch #
- keep file sizes under 200 K .

The Design Team will be required to:-
- Complete 2 layouts per month with sketches provided
- post our DT Blinkie in signatures & on your blog!
- Post our reveal sketch & your layout on your Blog/Facebook
- Comment on Participant and Sponsor Blogs

Details-
- This is a 3 month Term from : Nov 15th-January 30th, 2013
- Call is Open to Past and Present Design Team Members
- Call is open to international designers!

Please put Design Team Call in the subject line
Please Mail your entries to: sketchabilities@gmail.com

Some scrapping for Chandon Craft

Well here is another layout I created for Chandon Craft, the new Prima Firefly papers they are so pretty. The kids and I had an outing in the Botanical Gardens in Geelong over the holidays and got some happy snaps of the kids. So this one was of Holly looking at the pretty flowers the colours worked in beautifully with these range of papers, you can check out this new range at www.chandoncraft.com.au they have a great range of Prima embellishments and flowers to go with these beautiful papers.

 A close up of the flower cluster

 

 A little cluster at the top of the page

 

little cluster below the photo! 

Thanks for looking!